Trunkline 2012: Tuesday Tidbits From The Republican Presidential Race – 9/20/11

• How Sarah Palin Can Beat President Obama Before Election Day
• Missouri Senator Blunt to lead Romney’s Effort to Win Over Support from Congressional Republicans
• Mitt Romney Announces 40 Endorsements From Maine Republicans
• Has Obama lost the Jewish vote?
• Obama Administration unleashes unions against employers
• Republicans remind President Obama that threatening is not leading
• Potential New Jersey U.S. Candidate endorses Ron Paul for President
• Gary Johnson’s “Surge” in the Polls Gets Him In to Thursday’s Presidential Debate
• Obama Fundraiser Boasts of Cashing In on Stimulus Package
• Newt Gingrich Stepping up his campaign with a new Contract for America
• “President Obama has wandered into the thicket of class warfare that will only compound the difficulties before his climb to re-election.”
• Why Obama should not run for reelection

To this, White House 2012 writes;

In ’68 President Johnson, delivered  a speech regarding the war that was raging on in Vietnam. But at the very end, he shocked the nation with the following words;

“Believing this as I do, I have concluded that I should not permit the Presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that are developing in this political year.

With America’s sons in the fields far away, with America’s future under challenge right here at home, with our hopes and the world’s hopes for peace in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office–the Presidency of your country.”

 Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my Party for another term as your President.”

Given the seriousness of our national debt and budget problems, problems which our own Secretary of Defense defined as a national security issue, is it that hard to see President Obama do the same as Johnson? Can any one not see President Obama say the following after delivering another speech about the economy?;

“I have concluded that I should not permit the Presidency to become involved in the partisan divisions that preventing us from making the hard decisions that are required to reduce our debt and get our economy back on track.

With America’s working force sidelined, with America’s future being challenged right here at home and abroad, with our hopes and the children’s hopes for propsperity in the balance every day, I do not believe that I should devote an hour or a day of my time to any personal partisan causes or to any duties other than the awesome duties of this office–the Presidency of your country.

 Accordingly, I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my Party for another term as your President.”

President Obama does not need to actually mean those words. He does not need to believe those words, but by saying them, he will give his Party a fighting chance in 2012 and as a lame duck President, he will create the opportunity for liberal leadership to come out of Congress,fill the void that he has created, and allow for a new voice to offer a viable liberal vision for his Party.